Dressed to Kill (1946)

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Dressed to Kill (1946) is the fourteenth and final Sherlock Holmes film (аффилиате линк) starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Ватсон. Universal Pictures released the last film in the series on June 7, 1946. Once World War II ended, the series returned to non-war related crime stories. Cyril Delevanti plays a thief serving at Dartmoor

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Sullivan Wins Fight of the 19th Century

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Џон Л. Саливен је био прелазни тешкој категорији награда борбе шампион. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was

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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)

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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) is one of the final entries (аффилиате линк) у “Б” film series. RKO Pictures took the series over from Republic Pictures, who released the original Dick Tracy serials in the late 1930s and early 1940s. RKO Pictures released the film to theaters on September 26, 1947. RKO brought Boris Karloff in to play Gruesome, one

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The 1904 Attempted St. Louis Jail Break

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Џорџ Колинс, други пљачкаш банке укључене у Унији, МО пљачка банке на дан 26, 1902, покушао да побегне СТ. Луј Затвор у јануару 1904. Поред рада са осталим затвореницима на прави рупу у зиду затвора, he also arranged with a prison guard to have saws smuggled to him. Collins intended to use

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House of Fear (1945)

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На марта 16, 1945, Universal Pictures released The House of Fear (1945), the eighth of twelve Sherlock Holmes films (аффилиате линк) produced by the studio. Basil Rathbone returned as Holmes for the tenth time. Rathbone played Sherlock Holmes twice for Twentieth Century – Fox before Universal started producing the series. Despite its late entry into the series, the film stands

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Paddy Ryan Wins The Title

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Неколико људи који знају о борцу Педи Рајан вероватно га знам као Џон Л. Жртва Сулливан. Саливен тукли Рајана за професионални бокс у тешкој категорији у првенству 1882. Ryan was a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 у Ирској. Његова породица емигрирала у Троју, New York. Ryan was known through out his

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William Muldoon Promotes Health System

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In a testament to his foresight and vision, the World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon was preparing to be a fitness trainer even while at the height of his powers as a wrestler. Muldoon held the championship from 1880 until he retired in 1890. During his reign, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,

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Ghost of the Old Castle

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Септембар 5, 1984, I walked through the doors of Grover Cleveland High School for the first time. I attended St. Лоуис’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. Свети. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. Лоуис’ South

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Julius Johannpeter (1875-1961)

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Јулије “Ујка Јулес” Johannpeter was born in St. Чарлс, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Ујка Јулес” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “Ли” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Lee had the challenge of raising her two-year-old son Gilbert as a single

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Свети. Louis Police Catch Indiana Escapee

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Свети. Louis Police Chief of Detectives William Desmond made many tough criminals talk over his career. John Huey, an Indiana murderer, was not one of these cases. Huey freely spoke with Desmond about his criminal past. Huey escaped from Indiana after serving 13 years for a murder in 1874. John Huey came to Lyon, Indiana in 1874 as a 22-year-old.

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